Latch for movable garment-supports.



A. VANDERVELD. LATGH-FOR MOVABLE GARMENT SUPPORTS.

- Patented Deb. 6,1910.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1910.

ANTHONY VHNDERVELD nu: NORRIS PETERS :0, wnsmnorcnv, 1:.

UITED TATE PT ent re ANTHONY VANDERVELD, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN,ASSIGNOR T0 GRAND RAPIDS SHOW CASE COMPANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ACORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

LATCH FOR MOVABLE GARMENT-SUPPORTS.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY (ANDER- VELD, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Grand Rap ds, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have mvented certain new and useful improvements in Latchesfor Movable Garment-Supports; and I do hereby declare the fol lowing tobe a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as willenable others skilled 1n the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to improvements in latches for movable garmentsupports, and its object is to provide a movable garment support forwardrobes or other like devices with a latch adapted to hold the supportin closed position and conveniently arranged to be manually releasedwhen the support is moved outward. When in use, such garment supportsare sometimes placed opposite a glass front, or other closure, and ifthe support is partially opened out, it IS liable to break the glass orin ure the closure. My device is adapted to prevent accidents of thiskind by securely holding the support in closed position.

My invent-ion consists essentially of a hook attached to the fixedportion of the garment support, and a manually released latch attachedto the movable part of the same and detachably engaging the hook, aswill more fully appear by reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a side elevatlon of a garment support having my deviceattached thereto and shown in partially opened position; Fig. 2 the samein closed position; Fig. 3 a vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 1;Fig. 4: the same on the line let of Fig. 1.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

A represents one fixed member of a telescopic garment support of anyconvenient construction and having movable or telescoping members B andC, carrying a rod D on which the garments are hung, the formSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 17, 1910.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

Serial No. 550,062.

herein shown being merely to illustrate my device and forming no part ofthis invention, which is adapted to any form of garment support havingone fixed and one movable member.

2 is hook attached to the fixed portion of the support, preferably tothe outer or forward hanger l of the same.

3 is anoutwardly projecting latch preferably formed of a rod 4 bent atright angles and longitudinally movable in a groove or channel 5 in thefront end of the movable part of the support.

6 is a guide lug through which the rod at extends, said rod beingprovided with a push button 7 on its lower end conveniently locatedrelative to the handle 9 to be readily operated to release the end 3from the hook 2, as occasion requires.

I prefer to supply the device with a spring 8 between the guide lug 6and the button 7 to yieldingly hold the latch 3 in engagement with thehook 2, and the latch is retained in the groove 5 and limited indownward movement by a pin or rivet 10 extending transversely throughthe groove.

From the foregoing description, the operation of my device is obviouswithout further explanation.

WVhat I claim is 1. In combination with a garment support having a fixedmember and a longitudinally movable member, a handle on the movablemember provided with a groove, a guide lug on the handle, a rod slidablein the groove and lug and having an outwardly extending end projectingfrom the groove to engage the hook, a push button on the end of the rodto manually release the end of the rod from the hook and a spring on therod between the lug and the push button to yieldingly force the sameapart.

2. In combination with a garment sup porthaving a fixed member and alongitudinally movable member therein, a handle on the movable memberprovided with a vertical groove, a lug on the handle, a,rod verberengaged by the bent end of the rod, a push button on the lower end ofthe rod,

and a pin extending transversely of the groove to guide and limit therod.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature 1n presence of two Witnesses.

ANTHQNY VANDERVELD.

Witnesses PALMER A. JONES, LUTHER V. MoULToN.

